The Kentucky Horse Council has elected a slate of new officers for 2015: Erin Woodall will serve as president, Kathy Hopkins as vice president, Madelyn Millard as secretary, and Kelsea Rookard as treasurer.

Woodall served as vice president of the Kentucky Horse Council prior to her election as president, and is a lifelong horsewoman and rider. Woodall graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in agriculture education and a minor in animal sciences. She has worked at the United States Pony Clubs (USPC) national headquarters since 2005, and is currently activities and events coordinator and systems administrator. As activities and events coordinator, she assists in the planning, coordinating, and managing the USPC Annual Meeting of the Corporation and USPC Championships. As systems administrator, she oversees the technical systems in the Pony Club office and coordinates with outside contractors.

Woodall spent 15 years volunteering at numerous equine competitions before catching the eventing bug and starting to compete in the fall of 2006. She currently serves on the board of the Midsouth Eventing and Dressage Association.

Hopkins is the director of equine operations at Lexington's Kentucky Horse Park, and is the outgoing president of the Kentucky Horse Council. Hopkins oversees such diverse activities as the planning, organization, management, and care of all equine areas and horses at the park. Hopkins also teaches labs for the Lexington Catholic Equine Academy and serves on its board of directors, along with working with her husband and son to run Southern Trace Farm, a Fayette County operation dedicated to breeding Thoroughbred sport horses